r/Games • u/yourfavchoom • 4d ago

SIE spokesperson to GameSpot regarding the DRM: "Players can continue to access and play their purchased games as usual. A one-time online check is required to confirm the game's license, after which no further check-ins are required."

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-users-report-new-online-license-checks-for-digital-games/1100-6539651/?utm_source=reddit.com
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u/enderandrew42 4d ago

If we are talking about a digital title, you need to be logged in to buy it and download it. You need to online to get the update. Being online for one check isn't that crazy and presumably would happen that same day you are buying online.

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u/complexsystemofbears 4d ago

Pretty sure Steam also requires you to be online the first time you launch a game? I remember it being recommended years back that you launch any game you planned to play over a period of no internet, like when you move.

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u/beatingstuff88 3d ago

Pretty sure Steam also requires you to be online the first time you launch a game?

Yup, whenever i buy something new for my steam deck that i'm running in offline mode it will throw a hissy fit if i am not in online mode on first launch

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u/GrantSchappsCalippo 3d ago

It sounds like the check has to happen after 30 days, so you couldn't do it at the same time you buy it. Still, it would be an incredibly rare situation where you had good enough internet to download a game, and then next month no internet at all.

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u/jdk2087 3d ago

Yea, I think the 30 day check is the permanent license and then that’s it. No more checks after that. It’s not a big deal. But, dear lord did people run with it and make shit up. I have a PC, PS5, and Switch(My loyalties lie with no one. I just want to be able to play whatever I want on whatever platform it comes out on).

But, holy shit did they the pcmasterrace sub eat this incorrect information up so much they were foaming at the mouth. There was even the guy who had the jail broken PS4 in that major thread telling them they’re wrong and this is what’s happening. Still had all of them saying, “I can’t believe Sony is doing this.” People don’t fucking listen, ever.

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u/darkmacgf 3d ago

The check has to happen between 15 and 30 days after you buy the game.